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So rather than force-fit plans crafted for one part of the world onto another, Cisco created an entirely new geographic region devoted solely to emerging countries.
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I don't have enough mathematical background to judge the degree Penrose artificially force-fit this into his theory.
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What I ironically find more interesting is taking what few alternate “explanations” anti-evolution activists have offered - note how vague they are becoming in terms of “what happened when” - and trying to force-fit the evidence to see if any of those mutually contradictory alternate “explanations” has any merit.
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So rather than force-fit plans crafted for one part of the world onto another, Cisco created an entirely new geographic region devoted solely to emerging countries.
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So rather than force-fit plans crafted for one part of the world onto another, Cisco created an entirely new geographic region devoted solely to emerging countries.
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“Evidence” is anything that, through misrepresentation and special pleading, can be force-fit into the mold of Received Truth.
The designer's identity solved: It's Pixies! - The Panda's Thumb 2009
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He gave the canned answer, but the question wasn't quite what he was expecting, and he force-fit the prepared response anyway.
Asked at the Saddleback Forum "when does a[n unborn] baby get human rights," why did Obama say the answer is "above my pay grade"? Ann Althouse 2008
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Not even Frank Zindler's attempts to force-fit the 12 disciples into the twelve signs of the zodiac merits that.
Supporting Atheists As Anti-Oppression Work Steve Caldwell 2008
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McCain is too complex a character to force-fit into the caricatures that ideologues at both extremes are always peddling as the “truth.”
As Democrats Fight, McCain Seeks the Middle - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Tenet's admissions were damning - Perle tried to force-fit Iraq into 9-11, Bush demanded more, more, more evidence that Iraq was going to attack us, though our best efforts had already revealed none.
Why George Tenet is Just Another O.J., or Why Impeachment is a "Slamdunk" 2007
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